In what some are calling a landmark opinion, the United States Supreme Court held that a bankrupt licensor cannot terminate the rights of its licensees to utilize its trademark. Mission Prod. Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC, 139 S. Ct. 1652 (2019). When an individual or an entity files for bankruptcy, […]
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Federal Privacy Law Update: is “Mind Your Own Privacy” the Frankenstein’s Monster of Proposed Federal Privacy Legislation?
on Wednesday, 6 November 2019 in
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The latest move in the ever-changing privacy regulation landscape introduces a new and much more serious consequence to the conversation: criminalization of lies told to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) by senior executives of tech companies. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) shared his official version of his “Mind Your Own Privacy” […]
OIG Issues Fraud Alert Warning of Scam
on Tuesday, 5 November 2019 in
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a short fraud alert to individuals and facilities warning of a new scam. HHS OIG has been impersonated by scammers who represent themselves as HHS OIG representatives in an attempt to collect personal information from […]
New CMS Advice to CAHs Adding a Provider-Based Location
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A new publication by CMS’s Quality, Safety and Oversight Group Director seeks to coordinate two important steps prior to the addition of any new practice location for a critical access hospital (CAH). This is intended to emphasize the requirement for CAHs that any new provider-based location located off-campus is more […]
October 2019 Was Full of Tricks, Not Treats, from the Office for Civil Rights
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October was a busy month for the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) as it handed down one settlement and one civil monetary penalty for HIPAA violations and secured corrective action in a third case involving allegations of discrimination. With each enforcement announcement, OCR continues to send a message to health […]
